White coat hypertension in a general practice: Prevalence cardiovascular risk factors and clinical implications

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 222-226

  Sandvik, Endre ^a   Steine, Siri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

General practice; Prevalence; Risk factors; White coat hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OFFICE VISITS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032425642     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750002990     Document Type: Article

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